Wood Ducks need houses too! Our conservation steward team (a.k.a. our “Stew Crew”) Nina and Jim have been working to make our Lindsay Farm Preserve a more “homey” space for these beautiful birds by creating and installing nest boxes on the property. In the past, most of the nest boxes were placed on trees. A […]
What’s the first thing that would come to mind if we were to tell you that we have “wolf trees” on some of our preserved properties? Would you assume that this meant the tree resembled a wolf in one way or another? Or that perhaps it’s often used as a source of shelter for roaming […]
Lately, our conservation stewards have been busy doing maintenance work on our Quakertown Swamp Preserve–but the end goal isn’t to make it look pretty. “We’re trying to keep the surrounding forest from reclaiming it back to the forest it once was,” explains Jim Drennan, Senior Conservation Steward. “Shrubland habitat has best been described as messy, […]
Ever since the Land Preservation Board for Richland Township made a wish list 15 years ago of the properties it would like to see preserved, two properties remained at the top of the list: the Herrmann property and the Bonk property. Heritage Conservancy is happy to announce that with the close of 2018, it can […]
Thursday, February 21st(Snow date February 28th)5:00 PM to 6:00 PMAldie Mansion85 Old Dublin PikeDoylestown, PA 18901 Heritage Conservancy is developing a core group of dedicated volunteers who will serve as advocates for our mission in the community. Do you treasure the natural and historic landscapes of Bucks and Montgomery counties? Are you interested in working […]
Friday, February 15th10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Aldie Mansion85 Old Dublin PikeDoylestown, PA 18901 Join us for a fun storytime at Aldie Mansion, provided by the Doylestown Library. After the stories and songs, help us hunt for hidden animals in the artwork, sculptures, and décor around this unique Mercer home. Free and family-friendly. Contact Emily at […]
Thursday, February 7th7:00 PM to 8:30 PMAldie Mansion85 Old Dublin PikeDoylestown, PA 18901 Take a flight back in time over a much different Delaware Valley—one in which canals that had once powered the region remained largely intact, less than a decade after abandonment—and return to the present over the landscape as we know it today, […]
Thursday, January 24th6:30 PM to 8:00 PMAldie Mansion85 Old Dublin PikeDoylestown, PA 18901 Historic research and documents only answer some of the questions about old houses. In order to answer questions like “What changes were made to the house?” or “Which section is the oldest?” can only be answered with a CSI-like, evidence-based approach. In […]
Monday, January 21st10:00 AM to NoonBristol Marsh Nature Preserve350 Basin Park, Bristol, PA 19007 – Near Bristol Borough Riverfront ParkOr Croydon Woods Nature PreserveApproximately 1900 Summit Ave. Croydon, PA 19021 Help us clean up trash at two nature preserves in honor of the MLK Day of Service. The more trash we collect, the less will get washed […]
Friday, January 18th 7:30 PM to 8:30/9:00 PM Heritage Conservancy’s Fuller/Pursell Nature Preservein Springfield Township Some Native Americans referred to the January full moon as the Full Wolf Moon because this was the time of year wolves could be heard howling in hunger outside their villages. Take the rare opportunity to join a guided full moon hike […]